The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-12-24
ALL OVER THE STATE.
aleanings from our Maryland Exchanges.


Mr. Joseph Plummer, of Anne Arundel coun-
ty lately had two horses severely injured by barb
ed-wire fence.
Alvin Rigdon, who kept store near Cambria,
Hartford county, and who was also school teacher,
dropped dead few days ago.
The annual convention of the Federation OF
Labor was held in Baltimore last week. The body
represented constituency of 100000 working
men.
Residents of Western Hartford will petition
the Legislature to pass law prohibiting, for
ysas Or two, the killing Of Partridges or other
game birds in that county.
Daniel Keller, of Frederick county, for some
time past extensively engaged in farming, has
applied for the benefit of the insolvency laws
His liabilities estimated at ST., 900.
Mr.. L. L. Bilingslea, of Westminster, has &C.
cepted the position Of assistant passenger and
land agent of the Northern Pacific Railroad, and
will have his headquarters at Philadelphia.
Governor Lloyd has declined to pardon John,
alias Polly Hopkins, convicted in 1882 of the
murder of Edward II. Frames in Baltimore, and
sentenced to fifteen years in the penitentiary.
Isaac D. W. Stonesifer, who has for number
of years been the proprietor of the Montour House,
Westminster has purchased the Franklin House,
Manchester. He will move to Manchester in the
spring.
Navigation on the Chesapeake 4 Ohio Canal
has closed and the water has been let sout of the
canal During the season 2,540 boats were loaded,
and the revenus received amounted to nearly
900.
The Easton Star states that the Republicans
elected to represent Talbot county in the next
Legislature have been notified that their seats are
to be contested in the interest of the Democratic
candidates.
The Hampstead camp-grounds, in Carroll
county, were sold few days ago to Howard
Kemp, for $3S per acre. 1t embraced 36 acres
and was one of the oldest campAmeeting grounds
in the country.
The large canning house of Andrew J. Famous,
Mill Green, Hartford county, was destroyed
by fire lately together with all its contents There
were several thousand cases of canned goods
stored in the house.
james Fl. Gambrill, Jr., of Frederick, was
exonerated by coroner's jury for shooting and
killing Nelson Stanton coored, while the latter
in the act of stealing coal from the -four mill
of young Gambris father.
United States Senators Blackburn and Kenna
and the Earl of Craven, of England, have recently
visited Havre-de-Grace, to shoot ducks. The
Senatorial party bagged 90 ducks in one day,
while the Earl secured only 8.
-Easton Gazette: "Local option is great
success in any community where the citizens try
to have it enforced. The mere fact of making
men of our boys and not drunkards is sufficient
reason for enforcing such law"
Walter Muschette, one of the most prominent
young members of the Charles county bar, died
few days ago. He was defeated for the Office of
States Attorney of that county at the late cleo
ton by his Republican opponent.
Mr.. Charles r. Favour, of Sykesville, Carroll
county, will probably be appointed adjutant-gen-
eral under Governor Jackson. He was an aspirant
for the position four years ago. Mr. Favour served
four years in the Confederate army.
1t is reported that Dr. Frederick Sasscer, late
candidate the Republican ticket in Prince
d. e IL III e MI
contest the seat of Pinkney A. Scaggs, Democratic
candidate. One of the grounds of contest is that
Mr.. Scaggs postmaster at the time Of his
election.
In its report to the Court the late Cecil coun-
ty Grand Jury said: "0ne remarkable feature that
would call the attention of the Court to is that
there not single complaint made before the
grand jury which had its origin in drunkenness
or disOrderly conduct arising from drinking ntox-
icating liquors"
Hon. 1. Davis Clark, the wealthiest citizen of
Talbot county, and Republican member-elect to
the Legislature, has been attacked with cancer in
the face and DR.. Agnew, of Philadelphia, has
pronounced it hopeless case, the disease being
beyond surgical skill. He says that Mr.. Clark
may live three months, unless the cancer sooner
attacks the brain.
The report of the condition of the National
banks of Westminster at the close of business De-
cember 7th, shows that they had on deposit at
that time 1852, 270 80, divided as follows: Union
National, $133, 6O9.7O First National $142, $780,
SO; Farmers and Mechanics, $76,O24.S9. The
deposits in the First Nrtional, of New Windsor,
were at the same time $49, 259.89.
The recent grand jury of Hartford county
made eighty presentments for violations ofthe local
option law. 1t is perhaps entirely safe to say
that one hundred per cent. of these indictments
would have resulted in conviction before juries
composed of the upright, law-abiding citizens of
the community. The bane of justice in our GRIM
na courts is the characterless law despising pick
ups, that are often summoned as talesmen.-CeciI
County News.